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São Paulo Metro Line 3 (Red)
Patriarca - Vila Ré station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Government of the State of São Paulo
Locale	São Paulo,Brazil
Termini	Palmeiras–Barra Funda Corinthians–Itaquera
Connecting lines	Current: Future: Planned:  19
Stations	18 1 in project
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	São Paulo Metro
Operator(s)	CMSP
Depot(s)	Belém rail yard Itaquera rail yard
Rolling stock	96AlstomG stock (16 trains) 102CAF H stock (17 trains) 150 T'Trans/MPE/TemoinsaK stock (25 trains)
Daily ridership	823,000/business day[1]
History
Commenced	1975
Opened	10 March 1979
Last extension	17 December 1988
Technical
Line length	22 km (14 mi)
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	750VDCthird rail
Operating speed	87 km/h (54 mph)
Signalling	Automatic block signaling Alstom UrbalisCBTC (in tests)
Route map Legend to Amador Bueno toJundiaí Água Branca Planned Palmeiras–Barra Funda toEstudantes toRio Grande da Serra toJúlio Prestes Marechal Deodoro Santa Cecília República Anhangabaú Sé BR-050 Avenida do Estado Pedro II Brás toPalmeiras–Barra Funda Bresser–Mooca Belém Belémrail yard Av. Salim Farah Maluf Tatuapé toCalmon Viana Carrão–Assaí Atacadista Penha–Lojas Besni Vila Matilde Guilhermina–Esperança Patriarca–Vila Ré Artur Alvim Corinthians–Itaquera toEstudantes Itaquerarail yard

Line 3 (Red) (Portuguese:Linha 3–Vermelha) is one of the six lines that make up theSão Paulo Metro and one of the thirteen lines that make up theMetropolitan Rail Transportation Network. It runs betweenPalmeiras-Barra Funda andCorinthians-Itaquera. It was formerly called theEast-West Line. Line 3 is the busiest in the system.^[2]

This line, initially called theEast-West line, was only planned to be 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long, connecting theCasa Verde andVila Maria districts of São Paulo, passing through the center ofBarra Funda,Sé, andTatuapé, and be completely underground. But after a lengthy debate, it was decided that it would be constructed on the surface, taking advantage of the oldRede Ferroviária Federal train bed and sharing 23 kilometres (14 mi) of its lines—a move that prevented manyexpropriations.^[3]

Construction began in 1972. With this design change, the East-West line would then be more than 30 kilometres (19 mi) long betweenPraça da Sé andGuaianases, parallel to the railroad tracks. The stretch betweenGuaianases andCalmon Viana, inPoá was planned to be built in a second phase, making full use the rail bed. The strength of this design change would be a cost equivalent to one third of the original budget. Because of international trends that dictate that the rail for metro systems used for urban transport be made exclusive to the metro, the design was changed again.^[4]

It was up to the Rede Ferroviária Federal (predecessor ofCPTM) to modernize this passage. For this reason, the line opened already overloaded. Once this impasse was resolved, construction began on the western section. On March 10, 1979 the first stretch, betweenSé andBrás stations was opened. In the west, the line ended in Barra Funda. The current configuration is the same since 1988. The current record demand was made on November 7, 2008, with the transport of 1,468,935 people. On May 2–3, 2009 the stretch betweenAnhangabaú andSanta Cecília stations was closed to allow for the use of atunnel boring machine being used for the extension project ofLine 4 (Yellow).In 2010 work began on the installation of glass doors on the Line 3 platforms, starting with theVila Matilde,Carrão andPenha stations.^[2]

An expansion is planned from Palmeiras-Barra Funda to Água Branca, where the subway line is going to meet the future project of interurban trains lines.

Code	Station	Platforms	Position	Connections	District
BFU	Palmeiras-Barra Funda	Island andside platforms	At-grade	Barra Funda Bus Terminal Barra Funda Road Terminal	Barra Funda
DEO	Marechal Deodoro	Split platforms	Underground	-	Santa Cecília
CEC	Santa Cecília	Side platforms	Underground	Amaral Gurgel Bus Terminal	Santa Cecília
REP	República	Island andside platforms	Underground		República
GBU	Anhangabaú	Island platform	Underground	19 (Planned) Bandeira Bus Terminal Campo Limpo–Rebouças–Centro Bus Corridor Pirituba–Lapa–Centro Bus Corridor Santo Amaro–9 de Julho–Centro Bus Corridor	República andSé
PSE	Sé	Island andside platforms	Underground		Sé
PDS	Pedro II	Side platforms	Elevated	Expresso Tiradentes	Sé
BAS	Brás	Island andside platforms	Elevated	Brás Bus Terminal	Brás
BRE	Bresser-Mooca	Island platform	At-grade	-	Brás
BEL	Belém	Island platform	At-grade	North Belém Bus Terminal South Belém Bus Terminal	Belém
TAT	Tatuapé	Island andside platforms	At-grade	North Tatuapé Bus Terminal South Tatuapé Bus Terminal	Tatuapé
CAR	Carrão-Assaí Atacadista	Island platform	At-grade	North Carrão Bus Terminal South Carrão Bus Terminal	Tatuapé
PEN	Penha-Lojas Besni	Island platform	At-grade	(Future) (Future) North Penha Bus Terminal South Penha Bus Terminal	Penha
VTD	Vila Matilde	Island platform	At-grade	Vila Matilde Bus Terminal	Vila Matilde
VPA	Guilhermina-Esperança	Island platform	At-grade	-	Vila Matilde
PCA	Patriarca-Vila Ré	Island platform	Partially elevated	Patriarca Bus Terminal	Vila Matilde andPenha
ART	Artur Alvim	Island platform	At-grade	North Artur Alvim Bus Terminal South Artur Alvim Bus Terminal	Artur Alvim
ITQ	Corinthians-Itaquera	Island andside platforms	Elevated	(Planned) Itaquera Bus Terminal	Itaquera

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  Train leaving the city's center
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  Sé Station, the system's busiest
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  Marechal Deodoro Station
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  República Station
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  Tatuapé Station
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  CAF H fleet train in Line 3-Red
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  CAF H67 fleet train heading to Bresser-Mooca station

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